Gov. Ige signed SB 559 (Act 032) which "expands strategies and mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions statewide in alignment with the principles and goals adopted in the Paris agreement". They also target agricultural practices with the goals of improving soil health and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to a statement from the governor's office. "We've always believed in climate change".
And though Hawaii is the first to take legal action, states and counties across the country have vowed to contribute their share toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fighting climate change through a coalition called We Are Still In.
Tek Vannara, executive director of the NGO Forum, said that Trump's "protectionism" would badly affect countries like Cambodia and urged the USA to reconsider the move.
Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupsi, who joined former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's "We Are Still In" campaign, along with mayors of Houston, Atlanta and hundreds of other local leaders, cited the economics for her state: Utah has a $1 billion skiing industry threatened by climate change and marked 65 percent growth previous year alone in solar power, as one of the country's sunniest states.
Tin Ponlok, secretary general of the National Council for Sustainable Development at the Ministry of Environment, said it was "regretful" that Trump made a decision to abandon the agreement. The four leaders signed a statement declaring their commitment to continue supporting of the Paris agreement.
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Le Pen, like radical left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, said record low turnout at around 44 percent cast doubt on REM's legitimacy. Meanwhile, the Socialist Party that dominated the outgoing assembly has been hammered down to less than 50 seats.
In a speech announcing the withdrawal last week, Trump argued that the Paris accord would kill jobs in the USA and stymie economic growth, saying that he would try to negotiate a new deal. The remaining participants must cooperate to ensure that America's withdrawal does not demoralize developing and other countries in their efforts to cut down global warming gas emissions and thus make the worldwide agreement a dead letter.
Yes, it was George Bush Sr, while the United States president in 1992, who opposed the idea of the U.S. joining other nations to ratify the UN Framework on Convention on Climate Change saying the American lifestyle was not up for public discussion.
"Events have moved very quickly since Thursday's event when President Trump announced the withdrawal", Councilman Bryan Burgess said.
The organization, known informally as "Climate Mayors", brings together the mayors of more than 200 USA cities, with populations totaling more than 50 million.
Disney's Robert Iger also resigned from the Presidential Council after the President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.
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